hiemal

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English

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Etymology

From Latin hiemālis (pertaining to winter), from hiems (winter). More at hibernate.

Adjective

hiemal (comparative more hiemal, superlative most hiemal)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to winter, wintry.

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hiemālis.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝeˈmal/
  • IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /jeˈmal/

  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: hie‧mal

Adjective

hiemal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hiemales)

  1. (relational) winter
    Synonym: invernal

Derived terms

Noun

hiemal m (uncountable)

  1. (astronomy) the winter quadrant

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